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'Administration Reports 1920-1924' [174v] (353/412)
The record is made up of 1 volume (202 folios). It was created in 1921-1925. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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18
Ag-ha Amir Khan whilst inclined to be intensely patriotic, is a chronic
alcoholic, addicted to opium and is reputed to indulge in every sort of vice.
Encouraged by the weakness and incompetence of the local officials the
military element has during the year under review made further progress in
the direction of interfering in, if not actually assuming charge of the civil
administration.
In September, owing to a fracas between local
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
and some of the
Chinese crew on board the British steamer 44 Monadnock " that was discharging
case kerosene at Lingah, the Officer Commanding troops sent aboard a N. C. 0.
and four armed soldiers who arrested the Captain and four Chinese seamen
and brought them ashore.
They were detained for a short time in the military barracks till released
on the intervention of the Consular Agent.
This case was ultimately settled at Bushire,
The ardour exhibited and the interest evinced in the Persian Troops last
year by the local residents, especially the merchants class, as demonstrated by
the crowds that assembled every evening to witness them salute when the
Persian flag was hauled down at sunset has now completely fizzled out. The
cause is not far to seek.
The conduct of night patrols whose principal object is to molest women in
the streets has disg-usted their former admirers.
Instances have also occurred in which doors were broken and private pre
mises intruded upon.
In August, one of the regulars who was an habitual opium smoker attempted
to commit suicide by shooting himself with a rifle whilst on sentry duty at the
main barracks.
The cause was attributed to ill-treatment at the hands of the
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
Bashi
then in temporary Command of the detachment and also to non-payment of
his salary for several months.
The N. C. 0. responsible was arrested and taken to Bushire.
C ondition of the C ountry.
Bandar Abhas Towm.—The town continued to be without a regular police
force, whose duties were carried out partly by the Governor's tufangchis and
partly by military patrols. Nevertheless, it was fairly free from crime on the
whole.
No murders were reported during the year, but the dead body of a Persian
tailor was found in March on the sea beach opposite the village of Kajita. Foul
play was suspected and two arrests made in this connection. After several
months' detention the two men were released for want of evidence against them.
Two thefts occurred in June, one in which the house of a Persian merchant
was broken into at night and cash and clothing valued at 1,640 krans carried
off * in the second which occurred the following night, property worth 150 krans
was removed from the shop of an Indian goldsmith.
Nothing was recovered in the former of these cases, but H. B. M. Consulate
succeeded in obtaining compensation for the British subject.
In two other instances in which British Indians reported thefts of money
and property from their premises, investigations on the part of the authorities
went to show that no access to such premises of the complainants had been
obtained from external sources, and the evidence recorded by the Consulate
supported the conclusions arrived at.
Lingah.*—The Badio Station of the Indo-European Telegraph Station was
reported to have been broken into on the 12th January and Bs. 5,258 and a
bundle of confidential documents said to have been stolen.
Prolonged enquiries into the matter by the local authorities failed to elicit
any clue to this burglary and nothing was recovered.
In February, a Persian accused of stealing a razor was severely flogged by
the Officer Commanding Troops on two consecutive days, and died from the
effects of the castigation on the second day.
In July, the corpse of a man was found in a water tank about a mile from
the town. Foul play was suspected but subsequent investigations revealed
nothing.
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The volume contains the following Reports: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1920 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1921); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1921 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1922); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1922 ; Annual Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1923 ; and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1924 .
The Reports consist of chapters containing separate administration reports on each of the agencies, consulates, vice-consulates and other administrative areas that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. . In addition, the Report for 1923 commences with a review of the year as a whole by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. . The Reports show some manuscript corrections.
The Reports include information on personnel; foreign representatives; local government; the administration of justice; political developments; notable events; official visits; military and naval matters; shipping and maritime matters; trade and commerce; economic matters; customs administration; pearl fisheries; British interests; oil; roads and communications; postal services; aviation; arms traffic; medical and health matters; water supply; meteorological conditions; slavery; and related matters.
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- 1 volume (202 folios)
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The Reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is a list of contents toward the front of each Report.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 204 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 89-91.
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- 'Administration Reports 1920-1924'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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